28 August 2018 Six-year Old Harbor Runway Project Completed OLD HARBOR, Alaska -- A newly extended runway was opened here August 7, 2018, marking the completion of a six-year Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) project.Soldiers from the Alaska Army National Guard's 207th Engineer Utility Detachment (EUD) joined service members from active and reserve...
27 August 2018 17th Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training Exercise Kicks-Off with 9 Nations SINGAPORE -- The 17th annual Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT) exercise commenced Aug. 27 with nine partner nations in Singapore.The exercise focuses on increasing maritime domain awareness through collaborative and coordinated sharing of information toward ensuring a common...
27 August 2018 Wasp Amphibious Ready Group Conducts Passing Exercise with Japan Maritime Self Defense Force PHILIPPINE SEA -- Ships assigned to the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), with attached 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, partnered with Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) amphibious transport dock ship JS Osumi (LST 4001) to conduct a passing exercise (PASSEX), Aug. 26.During a PASSEX,...
27 August 2018 Alaskan Command Hosts Arctic Maritime Symposium JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- More than 130 senior military leaders, intelligence analysts, interagency operators, and Arctic maritime subject matter experts discussed the strategic challenges associated with maritime operations and changing conditions in the Arctic, at the 2018 Arctic...
27 August 2018 U.S. Navy Statements on Passing of Sen. John McCain WASHINGTON -- Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson and the commanding officer of USS John S. McCain (DDG 56), Cmdr. Micah Murphy, released statements Aug. 25 on the death of Senator and Navy veteran John S. McCain III who died Aug. 25 at age...
27 August 2018 USS Anchorage arrives in Sri Lanka, 7th Fleet Expands Logistics Services TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka -- Amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23) with the embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) arrived in Trincomalee for a scheduled port visit, Aug. 24.During the visit, Sailors and Marines will have opportunities to explore the local area and meet with their...
27 August 2018 Kadena Hosts Inaugural Fighter Logistics and Safety Symposium for PACAF KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Air Force officers from allied and partner nations across the Pacific, visited Kadena Air Base, Japan, to take part in the 2018 Fighter Logistics and Safety Symposium Aug. 20 through Aug. 24.The inaugural symposium enabled forces from Australia, Indonesia, Japan, the...
27 August 2018 RED FLAG-Alaska 18-3 Concludes EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Aug. 24, 2018, marks the ending of another iteration of RED FLAG-Alaska.During RF-A 18-3, U.S. and partner nation forces from around the globe, including the Royal Canadian Air Force, the Royal Air Force, and the Royal Australian Air Force, came together to conduct...
23 August 2018 Operation Deep Freeze Season Kicks of Early September JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Operation Deep Freeze (ODF), the Department of Defense’s logistical support to the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP), 2018 – 2019 season kicks off Sept. 1, 2018.The ODF seasons run annually from September 1st to July 31st...
23 August 2018 Hawaii-based ships to sortie ahead of Hurricane Lane PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - Rear Adm. Brian Fort, commander, Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific, announced that U.S. Navy ships and submarines based in Hawaii not currently undergoing maintenance availabilities have begun to sortie as Hurricane Lane travels toward the Hawaiian Islands.Ships that sortie...